EWB> I have days when I'm frustrated by the size of both glibc and theEWB> linux kernel. stripped both the linux kernel and glibc are comparableEWB> in size. Though I think the 400KB of compressed glibc-2.1.2 isEWB> actually smaller than the kernel for the most part. I have to stripEWB> off practically everthing to get a useable bzImage under 400KB.

EWB> So any good ideas on how to get the size of linux down?

I think code quality priorities are:

1. Features If a program misses some very useful (or even vital) feature, there's not much sense in using it.2. Stability Nobody likes when program (or server) hangs/crashes.3. Speed Developers usually have fast machines with big disks, so they really like to see progs work fast.4. Size

As you see, size isn't a top prio. It's sad, but we can'thave all these objectives met with same level of success.However, Linux isn't that bad compared to Win2K nightmare.

And please let's not start a longish discussion on this. Please.A contest to cut the most kbytes without loss of features/speedfrom kernel/glibs/X/... is much more productive. :-)

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